Need guidance

[gaben7]

I am a 21 year old male in Boston,MA and I need to get into nursing school. I need to first know if I have a chance, and if not then what do I need to change or fix.

3.32 overall gpa/3.45 sciecne gpa

A&P1: A-

A&P2: C

Human Growth&Development: A-

English Comp: A

Chemistry 1:B-

Have not taken microbiology, Chem 2 yet

things you should know: I do have about 3Ws on my transcript, unfortunately I was having financial issues when I was about 19 and couldn't pay for my entire semester, my parents make too much so i don't get financial aid, but my parents don't pay for my classes either.Also I have taken A&P2 twice already and I'm not sure if taking it a 3rd time you be a good or bad idea as it would show on my transcript. Criticism is fine as long as you follow it with a solution. Nothing on the lines of dropping out or changing majors, just on how I can get in to nursing school. could be BSN, ASN, maybe LPN..but I'm on the fence about the latter. Also I do regular community service hours. I just am desperate at this point and need to know what is wrong.

[FutureNurseInfo]

Well, I will be short.

All grades look great except for that C in your A&P2. You have a chance of raising your GPA even higher if you take and nail micro and your other chem course. You mentioned you are 21, so you are just at the very beginning of your college career. You have options to apply for associate's and bachelor's degrees in nursing. Many associate's degrees programs are less strict than bachelor's programs. So, given your current GPA I think you should be a competitive candidate for both associate's and bachelor's programs. I cannot speak to the benefit of your community service hours to enhance your nursing applications, since I do not know what each school you will be applying requires at minimum for the admission. Lastly, in terms of your 3Ws, some schools may look negatively at them, while others will not give a time of day. Like I said, your chances are good at THIS very moment, and will be much better if you ace the rest of your pre-reqs. So, cheer up and have some faith in yourself!

[AliNajaCat]

Go for it. Northeastern is good about nontraditional students and the coop program makes it easier to work while in between sessions AND network for jobs while you're still in school.

[Buyer beware, BSN]

OP,

First the criticism: You "need" a lot of things.

Neediness is not an attractive quality. Neediness exudes a scent of it's own and readily perceived by those in higher education and other places who will be more than happy to exploit your needs.

The positive: Your grades are not that bad.

Go to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) and look around. The stats on this site are reported to the Department of Education by the schools themselves so they are factual.

Too bad many schools themselves fought publication of this pro-student site.

Something to do with transparency I guess.

[Aromatic]

Did you not get any financial award for like SAT/ACT scores? Mine werent even that good and my college was mostly paid for at a private school and I got paid to go to community college for the first two. You may be going to too expensive of a school. Any decent score on ANYTHING usually will get you a free ride at a community college at MINIMUM. This just doesnt add up.... Living expenses you should be able to get government loans for. And for community service, screw that, get a job. you can do community service once your done with school. Altruism is great but dont force it at the wrong time...

This cannot be the whole story bc, community colleges are always the best bet for the first couple years of whatever, unless you already took your basics in high school. I think I paid like 120/credit our for my premed prereqs last year or something like that. Cut a check for 1800 for an entire semester of great teaching and college experience.